McNamara Warns U.S. on Viet Nam War Setback
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara told the House Armed Services Committee that South Vietnam’s fight is failing despite the Diem regime’s overthrow. He warned that without improvement the U.S. may take all necessary measures to prevent a Communist victory. He noted Soviet actions easing but Communist expansion seen intact and outlined gains in U.S. military strength over three years.
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Washington
UPI
Robert S. McNamara
South Viet Nam
United States
Viet Nam
House Armed Services Committee
McNamara
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Diem
House Group
Military Revolutionary Committee
Delay Foul-Up Forces Saturn-1 Launch Postponement
A plug left in a liquid oxygen line forced a two day delay in America’s Saturn-1 launch. Officials blamed human error as the 16 story rocket remained on the pad while technicians corrected multiple failures. The delay precedes a Ranger 4 moon mission planned 24 hours later.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
America
United States
Petrone
Terrone
Kennedy
U. S
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
TY Ready
Johnson Defends Gift to Baker Faces GOP Charges
Four Republicans on the House floor accused President Johnson of dodging questions about his friendship with Bobby Baker. Johnson maintained the 1959 stereo gift was not unusual while Baker’s business dealings under Senate scrutiny raise questions about influence and contracts in defense and aerospace.
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Washington
UPT
Johnson
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
H. R. Gross
Iown
House
Senate Rites Committee
Gross
Baker
J. Arthur Younger
Cal
Rules Committee
Max H. Karl
Mortgage Guarantee Insurance Corp
Milwaukee
Senate
Don Reynolds
Bobby Baker
Refugee Evacuation in Congo Continues
UN helicopters air out 16 refugees from Kisandji mission as Congo violence expands in Kwilu Province. About 150 American and other missionaries remain in danger zone. missions, planes, and aid groups operate in a piecemeal rescue effort amid terrorist raids.
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Leopoldville
Congo
UPD
United Nations
Kwilu
Peter Lyndon
Tshikapa
Kikwit
Kisandji
Gungu
U.N
Missionary Aviation Fellowship
Institute Poli Congolais
Charles Springer
Colegeville
Panga
Arrow Point
Springer
Mi Loval Schmidt
Kandale
Irene Ferrer
Jerome
Idaho
Baptist Mid-missions
Mangunda
Ruthe Hege
Wellington
Ohio
Calls for Meeting Of African Leaders
President Julius Nyerere invited independent African states to a conference in Dar es Salaam within a week to halt spreading unrest threatening the continent. A British Royal Marine detachment was flown to disarm a Tanganyika Rifles company as Nyerere postponed state visits to India and China and a Tanganyika tour with Chou En Lai.
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Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanganyika
UPI
Julius Nyerre
Royal Marine
Nashingwen
Tanganyika
Tanganyika Rifles
Nyerre
Dar-Es-Salaam
East Africa
India
China
Africa
Chou En Lai
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USDA
Porterliia
Alice
T-Bone
Chuck
Parkway Plaza
Franks
Armour Star
Eastern Park
U.S.D.A
Sani Clor
Duncan Hines
Vyeellow Chocolate
Loury
Marion
Springfield
Arizona
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